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Violence
Some
Tally and the Specials are designed for violence; some combat and chasing
Language
Barely any
Mild language appropriate to YA
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The horror of having your mind altered to make you enjoy violence and contempt; the psychological struggle to reclaim yourself
What this book is about
In the third Uglies novel, Tally Youngblood has been turned into a Special: surgically transformed into a lethal, beautiful weapon whose brain has been altered to feel everything with razor intensity. She hunts the New Smoke, the rebels she once called friends. But the Special's perspective on the world—cold, cruel, and contemptuous of ordinary 'uglies' and 'pretties' alike—is not the truth, and someone is counting on Tally to realize it before it's too late. The darkest volume of the series.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Surgical alteration to create a killing mindset is the central horror
Teen characters in genuine danger
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